This time is Naruto! As always, I don't own any of the anime's or their characters, but I do own my OC's. Enjoy the story. See ya at the bottom.

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*asterisk = filler character

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Memories

(Naruto)

A young girl was running through the forest of the Hidden Leaf village while chasing a small red bird.

"Akari+, where are you?" She said playfully. The bird chirped from its perch on a low tree branch. "There you are~" she said happily. "That can't be fair, your to tiny."

The bird chirped and flew further into the forest. The girl had short jet hair with red ends, a bell on a red ribbon held her hair in a tiny ponytail, and red eyes. She had on a grey shirt and black pants with blue sandals. Her name was Mikari Akira, and she was the daughter of her clan's leader.

She was currently playing with her bird friend, Akari. She was so intent on catching Akari; she didn't notice she was running at a tree. She ran into said tree and hit it quite hard. She fell on her back and groaned in pain as she started to tear up. She then heard a scoff and looked up. Mikari saw a boy around her age with dark hair and eyes wearing a blue shirt and tan pants. He smirked at her with his arms crossed.

Mikari sat up and looked at the boy, "what?"

"You're clumsy, aren't you?" He said.

~Mikari pov~

I crossed my arms and pouted. I felt my face stinging a bit, I could tell that I had cuts and my nose was bleeding. I cringed as some of my tears fell into the cuts. I used the back of my hand to wipe away the tears and the blood dripping from my nose.

"Hey, you ok?" the boy asked.

"Just fine." I said.

"You know, you don't need to be like that, I was just kidding." He said as he held his hand out in front of me. "I'm Sasuke Uchiha."

I looked at him for a moment and hesitantly took his hand "I'm Mikari Akira." I said.

"Nice to meet you Mikari." He said as he shook my hand. "Maybe I should take you to my mom so she could patch you up." He said as he helped me to my feet.

He led me deeper into the forest until we came to a house. It was probably the backyard and it had a large pond in the middle. He pulled me towards the house. We walked up the porch and stopped.

"Wait here for a moment." He said and ran off into the house.

I sat on the porch and I swung my legs back and forth. My cuts were still bleeding a bit and they stung when I whipped the blood off. I then heard footsteps coming from down the hall; it sounded like someone other than Sasuke since his footsteps were lighter, this person's footsteps sounded like an adult or teen. The person stopped right next to me and I got nervous. The only person that knows I'm here is Sasuke, what will this person do to me since I am not suppose to be here? And also, I'm in the Uchiha territory, I was told what they were capable of doing, but I don't know how they would react in this kind of situation. I turned towards the person slowly. He was a boy around his teens and he looked similar to Sasuke.

He kneeled down and looked at me, "Excuse me but what are you doing here?" he asked me with very little emotion in his voice.

I was very nervous since I didn't know how I should respond to him and I didn't know how he would react to my response. I wanted to look away but I couldn't, I was frozen in fear; but luckily I was saved at the last moment.

"Itachi nii-san, she's ok." I blinked and both of us turned to the voice, Sasuke was running toward us with who I assumed was his mother, close behind.

"Sasuke, who is this girl and what is she doing here?" Itachi said.

He stopped next to his older brother and explained how I got here "Her name is Mikari Akira; I was out in the forest when I saw her. She actually ran into a tree and that's why she's scratched up. I didn't really want to leave her like that, so that's why I brought her here to patch her up."

"So she's a part of the Akira clan+." Itachi said.

"Their complex is on the other side of the forest and they are a close ally to us, I didn't see a reason not to help her." Sasuke said.

Itachi seemed convinced by his little brother and tuned to me "Looks like my little brother has taken a liking to you." He said as he put his hand on my head "And sorry if I scared you." He got back up and walked away.

Their mom then led me to the bathroom to clean my cuts. She was a very kind and gentle person; she was also very pretty and had a nice smile.

"What were you doing that caused you to run into a tree?" She asked

"I was playing. Me and my bird friend were playing hide-and-seek, and when I was running after her, I wasn't watching where I was going." I said.

"I see. What did you think of my son at first?"

"Well, right after I fell back, he laughed at me. I felt offended…though, I probably did look silly. But it turns out that he is actually a nice boy, since he wanted to help me and all."

"There may have been something about you that made him want to help you other than our clans being allies."

"Huh?"

"He did go out of his way to bring you here to get treated and he defended you from Itachi. He sounded concern when he was talking to him; he isn't really like that towards other kids." She said as she put the last bandage on my cheek. "Ok, all done."

"Thank you very much." I said as I bowed.

"You're very welcome. You should also probably thank Sasuke too." She said.

"Ok, do you know where he is?" I asked.

"He is probably outside training in the back."

"Ok, thank you again." I said before I ran off.

When I got outside, I saw Sasuke standing in front of the large pond. I saw him doing some hand signs; he took a deep breath and blew out a large ball of fire. I knew that the Uchiha clan was talented with their jutsus and their blood line trait, the sharingan, but seeing a boy his age performing such a powerful jutsu so successfully like this was amazing. The fire died down after a while but I stood in my place sill with amazement.

"Woah, that's so cool~!" I said happily.

Sasuke jumped a bit and turned towards me "Oh, don't surprise me like that Mikari."

"That was amazing Sasuke! That fireball was huge." I said with admiration as I ran over to him.

"Uh, thanks…" he said with a pink tainting his cheeks.

"Do you think you could teach me how to do that?"

"Oh, um, I'm not too sure about that. I don't know what my dad would say to that."

"Oh, ok. But would it be ok if I could train with you sometime?"

"Really? Or are you just saying that to get close to me?"

"Ok, that kinda hurt. I'm not some crazed fan-girl if that's what your thinking." I said as I turned away from him and crossed my arms.

"Uh, sorry, I just have a lot of girls obsessing over me a lot." He said as he scratched his head.

Well who wouldn't. I thought to myself.

"…Mikari, are you ok?" he asked putting his hand on my shoulder.

Without warning, I grabbed his arm on my shoulder and flipped him over my head. He landed on his back and had a dumbstruck look on his face. I giggled at his expression.

"Oh, I'm fine. And since were friends and all, call me Mika!" I said with a smile.

I helped him up and we started sparing with each other. It went on until the sun was about to set and I felt like it was time for me to leave.

"Thank you for letting me spend some time here." I said.

"It's not a problem. You are welcome to come back any time." Sasuke's mother said.

When I gave my thanks and said my goodbyes to Sasuke and his family, I made my way to the forest.

"Hey, Mika." I turned around and saw Sasuke coming towards me. "Do you think I could walk you home? It could be dangerous in the forest at night."

The walk to my home from here could take me a while, and it may be already dark by then "But what about you? If you walk me home, you would need to walk back in the dark."

"He won't be going alone." Itachi walked up from behind Sasuke. "I'll go too to keep my brother safe on the way back."

"If it's ok with you guys, it's ok with me." I said.

We then made our way through the forest without coming across any aggressive nocturnal animals. The sun had set about fifteen minutes ago when I arrived back home. Mom and dad and even my twin brother, Mikado, would be upset since I came back so late.

"MIKA!" Well, speak of the devil; Mikado opened the back door and looked very mad "WHERE WERE YOU TH- oh." My brother stopped when he saw Sasuke and Itachi.

"Mika, you're finally back." Said my father as he walked into the door way with my mother next to him. "And who are these two boys with you?"

"Hi dad, hi mom, hi Mikado. This is Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha. I got hurt playing in the forest and Sasuke took me to his home to get me patched up." I said.

"You were in the Uchiha complex this whole time?" My mother asked

"Yes, I'm sorry dad." I said

"Well, as long as you are safe, it's ok."

"Would you two like to come in for dinner?" My mother asked.

"Oh no, it's ok. Our mother is expecting us back after we dropped off Mikari." Itachi said.

"Alright, well, you are welcome to come by anytime." My mother said.

"Thank you." the brothers said.

"Come on Mika, we are about to start dinner." My father said walking back into the house with my mother.

"Ok." I turned around and looked at the Uchiha brothers "Thank you for walking me back home, I really appreciate it."

"It wasn't a problem." Sasuke said "You should come back to my house sometime and we could train with each other."

"Yeah, I think I'll do that." I said with a smile.

~Present day~

"Hey Mika, time to get up." I herd someone say.

I opened my eyes and the light blinded me for a moment. When my sight adjusted, I saw my team standing in front of me. Naruto right in front of me, Sakura behind him, Sasuke next to her, and Kakashi sensei behind them. I was sitting on the forest floor with my knees to my chest.

"Morning, Mika!" Naruto said.

"About time you woke up." Sakura said

"Morning. Sorry about that." I said with a smile as I scratched the back of my head.

"It's fine." Said Kakashi sensei "But we need to get going."

We packed up our things and went on our way. We were currently on a mission to find a rouge ninja. I was walking near the back of the group next to Sasuke.

"You sleep ok?" He said

"Yeah, good enough for me." I said.

"It looked like you were having quite a vivid dream before Naruto woke you." He said.

"…Nah, it was just a happy memory." I said with a smile as I took in a breath of air.

Akari- Mikari's bird friend.

Akira clan- Mikari's clan and an ally to the Uchiha clan.

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